Texans fans turn out for open practice

The Tuesday morning practice was the first of seven for fans to attend training camp. With 5,219 fans in attendance, the players turned up the intensity level a notch and made a lot of terrific plays on offense and defense.

In red zone drills, DeAndre Hopkins put on a show, using his huge hands to make every catch on fade routes in the corner of the end zone. Coach Gary Kubiak should incorporate more fade routes when the offense is close to the goal line. Hopkins and Andre Johnson should be outstanding in those situations.

Fans cheered every time a receiver made a catch or a defensive back knocked down a pass.

One notable in attendance was Travis Johnson, the former Texans’ defensive tackle who was their first-round pick in 2005.

Johnson, who was always a great quote, reminded a couple of members of the media that, “the Texans could have drafted Aaron Rodgers instead of me.”